Machine for vending and registering tickets.



J. W. SMALL MACHINE FOR VENDING AND REGISTERING TICKETS. APPLICATION FIN!" APR.29,1EJ11.

Patented Apr. 2, 1912.

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3 SHEETS J. W. SMALL. MACHINE FOR VENDING AND REGISTERING TICKETS. M APPLIGATION FILED APR.29,1911. 1,022,1 59.

J. W. SMALL. MACHINE FOR VENDING AND REGISTERING TICKETS.

APPLICATION I'ILBD APR. 29, 1911.

Patented Apr. 2, 1912.

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UNIT-ED sT 'rns ambi T QFFIGE"...

JAMES WILE eMALi, OF ROCHESTER, NEW yon x.

MACHINE FOR VENDING AND BEGIs rE'RInq TICKET:

- ltiiiZ-l it may concern; I

Bait? known that I, J.\ was Wtuxr SMALL. a citizen ot' thc' l'nited States. residing at r li-ochestcr, in the county of Monroe and; *Stateot' Newfl'ork, have 'tll tltl'tti certain 1 new and tlt 'ttflll Improvements in ;\'larhine.-, for Vending and Reg stering Tickets, of i which the following is a specification.

The subject of the present inrentiontis a m nzachine, placed under the control of the ticket seller, which has a magazine approprial'e to the form of the tickets, and which ateaeh op'etatioh will deliver a single ticket and register itpso that the total innnher ot' ls tiekets de liyeredby the machine will he shown at, a glanee;

A complete 'maehine constructed in necordance w-ith'the present invention em- I bediesrtwo meohanisim, one for vending and o the other for registering the tickets. but these two mechanisms are so intimately a sociated and involved. one with another. that the illustration of both is necessary to a hill "and complete disclosure of either and hence Mwhile-thedrawings ot' the present application show-a complete machine, the claims 'are confined to tihose features that are in volved, the registering mechanism. those in "volved' in the vending mechanism made the 3G s tbject of a separate application filed Norenr "'"ber 10, L911, Serial No. 659,598.

- The object of the invention which torn: the subject of the preaent application is to provide a maehinc which will accurately 3Efre'gister the number of tickets and which is "particularly adapted for uein connection ivith vending mechanism constructed as shown and described, but which, manifestly. may be used in connection with vending mechanism of any construrtion that will .co-

operate with it. 1

To these end? the invention consists in the features of nmelty that are hereinafter dcscribed with reference to the accompanying drawinns. which are made a part of thi specification and in which:

Fl ure 1 is a serlional elevation of a ti ket ycnding and registering! marhinteinhoilring the inrcnlion with one nlc f the n 59 ing removed. all of the non'ahhl 1tl'i l!t'ltt] shown in elcrati ih uhilr the (hint raw "shown in \crtiwal St'I'll lt on lin 1 3. and a fragmen of th non-- shown. Fig. 2 i. an ili-tuil H: ol' the ltil 55 01') end it lln' niarhii r. the perat ng l .t E' heinr \ht z'vn in \tt'tl tH. 3 an t l.\ Fist E Hin ow;

Specifieation of Letters Patent. I

\L'l'thzll transverse erlionion the lines r I,

l and -l-4. Fig. 1. looking in the dirertiom of the arrows. l.t I]H tll'\'ll Fig. 5 is a horizontal t-t'tion taken pi'zu-ticallr on the line 5-5; Fig. .l. ltmhltlg downward. Fig. i i a detail hhowin i the nn-chaninn tor lut'hinfj the reg-islet. .\ll of thetort-going figures arc elrau'non prariirallw' full s ale, Figl T is a side elevation n a Nllhtllt'l' scale of a machine endualring lhetinweption,

For the purpose ofthiseapplication- -l h-a'w shown the i'n\"fllll l ll zlr (Piltjltitllitl in a lll:\ chine which is adapted to tend ticlt'cls 'illt'l] are printed upon a continuum strip which is afterward done up in the t'onnrot' a roll. hut it will he tllitltll t'mt tha t 'sttlltt" litflllttt'w ol' the invention areuipplirirlile to thcrcndine :Hlll frcgistcring of ti krl l" other l' rnot. niul I therefore rcerrc to nrrsell the (Xt'lll- Five right to use tlict-reral't'catnrw of the intention in any nl'arhinc in which the) artrapahlc-ofnsc. l r

The nun-hint shown 'in the dra \inu' haw a circular magazine. I". whi h ri-ntaina the roll. 11, of ti kets that "is npporlcd li a trunnion. 12. For facility in tplarine" the roll of (Tickclawrillnin llrc lnae'axincl the latter is formed in two park (practically halves) which are hinged lti fl tlll l'utih at l and one of lln-se parta is protidctl with a chtllt. 14. for guiding the trcc'cnd ol' the ticket strip to the dclircrin; and registering mechanism. The individual ticket inav or may not=he .wparatvd h wcakcncd lincs'hut they must he provided with ant-h physical features that will prm idc Fhmllth-rs adapted to he engaged hr the l' c l logA-and oppo: sitclv presented liouldt-M \\hi(-h ariadapted to engage and arlualc the l' tllr lllll'lg nit-(Ir tHIlFIH. To this end rnn or hoth edges of the ticket strip are proridml with a series of note-hex l5 and iii": which prcl'rrahlv occur lmtwccn :nljarcut tirlzck:

Froni'tho chute, ll. the ti kets pa cn to tho liottonh H]. of a rare. which oxtt-nih' r un plctely through the canny: IT to tln- (h lircryttitl. l. lhrrcoll whirh latt r if prir 'lltlltl with an pcnin; through whi h the tickets can-r ft. 'lhi rat-c t' llttill s the hot tom (H and two ido l whi h are iu t sutti i ntlr tar apart to allow the tickets to pa l'rtrlr lu lwe 'n (lit-Ill, r-ithont lililtlitltl. Tin l otlflns l j til tl'r rat-('- i pi'mhh l in hwith paralh'l Q'rnouw :JH and t z Patented Apr. 2. 1912. Application filed April 2B 1911. Serial 110,624,031.

and 15, respectively in the sides of the ticket strip. The ticket strip is held down upon the bottom of the race, especially where it is engaged by the feed dogs and the registering mechanism, by a plate spring 21, one end of which, 22, is secured to the receiving end, 23, while the other end, 24, rests upon the ticket'strip by which and an inclined guide, 25, the free end of the ticket strip is guided into the aforesaid opening through the delivery end, 18, of the casing.

The tickets are fed forward by a pair of spring pressed dogs, 26 and 26', the toes of which are adapted toenter the notches of the ticket strip. These feed dogs are in the form of levers which are independently fulcrumed upon a pin, 27, carried by a pend ent hanger formed of two parts, 28 and 28,

the upper end-of which parts are rigidly secured to flanges of an arbor, 29, loosely fulcrumed in the front and back of the easing, spacing sleeves, 30, being loosely mounted upon the arbor between the casing and the hanger for the purpose of permitting the hanger to swing freely and at the same time confine it to proper position. The dogs are held yieldingly in engaging positions by delicate coiled springs, 31 and 31, each of which isconnected at one end to the projecting heel end of the dog and at the other end to the hanger, and in order to prevent the lower ends of the two parts of the hanger from clamping and binding the dogs, so as to prevent their absolutely free movement they are spaced apart by shoulders on the rivets, 28", by which they are connected. The dogs are reciprocated back and forth each time through a distance equal to the length of a single tieket,,by the oscillation of the hanger, and this oscillation is produced by a bell crank lever, 32, one arm, 33, of which has a radially disposed slot, 34, into which projects a pin, 35,

'tarried by the hanger, while the other arm,

40, of said bell crank lever is engaged by an anti-friction roller, 41, carried by one arm of the main or operating lever, 42, which is fulcrumed to the casing at 43, whence it projects outward throu h the slot, 44, in the delivery end, 18, o the casing and is provided at its outer end with a suitable handle, 45. The main lever, 42, is held in normal position, 1'. 'e., with the handle, 45, up, by t e heavy coiled spring, 46, and this spring, acting through the main lever, will hold the feed dogs in forward positions, acting through the medium of the bell crank lever, 32, the pin, 35, and the hanger in opposition to the resistaiu'e of a lighter coiled spring, 47, which is connected at one end to the hanger and at the other end is anchored to the casing. The depressing of the handle will put the main spring, 46, under tension and will allow the spring, 4T, to rock the bell crank lever in the direction of the arrow placed upon it, and this in turn will oscillate the hanger in the direction of the arrow, thereby retracting the dogs to position for engaging the next succeeding notches, 15 and 15% For the purpose of limitin the movement of the parts under the in uence ofthe spring, 47, and thereby stopping the advancing movement of the dogs at the proper point, a stop pin, 32", is secured to the casing in the .path of the arm, 33, of the bell crank lever. \Vhen the pressure upon the handle is released, the main spring will contract and thereby depress the anti-friction roller, 41, and rock the bell crank lever and hangers in the directions opposite the arrows placed upon them in opposition to the resistance of the coiled spring, 47. This again advances the feed dogs and feeds the ticket strip forward a distance equal to the length of one ticket. Thus, it will be seen, the conditioning of the feed mechanism to operate is produced by depressing the handle, while the operation of actually feeding the ticket strip forward is produced automatically by the spring fl.

Normally one ticket is always protrudi ng from the delivery end of the casing, as shown in Fig. 7, and the depressing of the handle cuts off this ticket, and, as before stated, conditions the feeding mechanism to feed another ticket forward when the handle is released. For cutting off the tickets the main lever is provided with a projection, 48, providing a shoulder which engages a pin, 49, projecting from a cut ting blade, 50,fulcrumed at 51 and oper ating in conjunction with a leger blade, 52, at the delivery end of the casing. The cutting blade, 50, is held normally elevated by a spring, 53, one arm of which engages .a pin, 54, carried by the blade, while the other arm is anchored by a screw, 55, an intermediate operation of the spring being coiled around the fulcrum screw, 51;, for the purpose of giving the spring the necessary elasticity. A sprin washer, 56, is arranged between the hea of the fulcrum screw, 51, and the blade for the purpose of holding the latter in proper cutting position relatlvely to the leger blade.

The sole function of the mechanism thus far described in detail, is to sever and deliver the tickets, one at a time, and has nothing. whatever to do with the registering of the delivered tickets excepting that the registering mechanism derives its movement and actuating ower from the ticket strip as the latter at vances, so that if the supply of tickets becomes exhausted, or for any other reason a ticket is not fed forward by the operation of the mechanism so far described, the registering mechanism will not be operated. On the other hand, if the handle is not depressed to operate the feeding mechanism, and one or more tickets are drawn out, the fact will be regiratered. t one-third of a revolution and its The registeringmwhanisln has an adding train. 57, suitably supported within the casuing' but so as to be visible from the (lllthldc thereof-. l-hi's adding train may be (it any .au'it zible or known con-truction and lllh a link. a mounted upon its shaft. In). o that each time it in oscillated it will advance the unit wheel one point. To the outer end ol thia link is pivotally connected the upper nd of the thru t r d, b0. the lower end of which i\ pivoted at. (.31 near the outer end ot a link. (J2. the other end of which latter is pivoted to an arm. '33. of a bracket, (it. lo cated within and suitably secured to the casing.

To the outer end of the link, (32, preferably beyond the pivot. til. i. pivoted a star wheel. 1.3. which is located in the verti-al plane of the groove. 20, of the ticket race. .\a shown in the drawing this star wheel has three equidistant arms or teeth, (33, U3", and and the extremity of each of the teeth is provided with a notch to insure its tngagcmcnt with the houlders of the ticket strip, which are provided by the notches. 1:3. This star wheel is aupportcd solely by a link, (32, and is therefore floating." or in othcr worda, apable of moving bodily up and down in an arc struck from the pivotal center of the link, 6:2. Normally the two adjacent teeth (63 and 65") of the star wheel rest upon the upper surface of the it ttet strip and the star wheel is constantly urged downward by w delicate coiled spring, t lt. the lower end of which is anchored at (ii to the bracket, ill. and the upper end of which is connected at (38 to the thrust rod, (10.

All of the parts of both the feeding and reordering mechanism are shown in their normal positions (before the comnicnccmcnt of the vending operation) in all of the Hcveral figures ot' the drawings, ex epting Fig. 4 which shows them at an' intermediate stage during the vending operation. \Vhcn the handle, 45. 1S deprcs ed it will retract the dogs and move them into eneaecmcnt w ith the next succeeding notchea l3 and 13, t the ticket trip. During, the latter part f the downward movt-nu-nt of the handle the projection, 48, thcreot will cngae'c the pin. lf of the cutting blade, 30, aml thereby depress it. severing the protrudim, ti ket at about the time the backward movement of the dogs in completed. l pon releasing the handle the ticket strip will be fed for' ward in the manner described. \Yhcn the notch, 13. rcachcathat tooth ("i-7) ot' the star wheel which in immcdiatclv in advance of it the spring, tll'i. will cause r-aid tooth to cntrr tin. notch and al o the groove. 2U. so that a.- the tirkctatripcontinues tomovc lor uard it will engage said tooth and turn the tar wheel. The tar wheel is thus given i l V tooth resting upon the bottom of the groove, -LO, will cause the star wheel to be moved upward, to the position shown by Fig. (5, and then downward. This up and down movetncnt riftin: star wheel will produce a corresponding' up and down movement of the thrust rod, UU. and link, 3%, and thereby advance the unit wheel of the register one number.

The only l'QtlrOll for note-hing both edges of the ticket strip and for providing two dogs is to avoid unequal or lateral strains upon the ticket strip which would tend to cause it. to bind in its race, but one feed dog and its accessories will sullice.

in order to cushion the main lever, 42, when moved by the spring, l a block or pad. (15'), is arranged in its path and is cured to the rear wall of the ca ing by any suitable means, such as a bracket, T0, and if desired the main lever may be notched or cut away at its point of engagement with the pad.

\l'hat claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. in a machine of the class described, the combination ot' a magazine having means for supporting a strip of tickets. and mechanism for regiatcring the number of tickets delivered, said rceidcrin ;mechanism having a bodily movable and rotatable part provided with a series ot etpiidistant fea titres which are adapted to successively engage t'catureawvith which ticket strip is providcd at. intervals. and means for transmitting the bodily movcmcnt of said part to the reenter. proper, whereby it is operated, and whereby its rotation brings its equidistant features. aforesaid. into position to be engaged by the S\tft'( i\'t' engaging features of the ticket-strip aforesaid.

2. In a machine of the class described, the combination of a magazine having means for supporting a strip of tickets. spring-actuatcd l tt't'llitlllHlll for feeding the ticketstrip torwr rd. and mechanism for registerin; the number of tickets delivered. Sttitl rcgrixtcrine' mcchanimn having a bodily movable part adapted to successively engage equidistant features with a series of which the tickt strip is provided. whereby said bodily nu "blc part is moved to actuate the registering ntcchaniam by movement. de-

rived from the ticket-strip, and a spring for ment from said star wheel to the register proper.

4. In a machine of the class described, the combination of a magazine having means for su porting a strip of tickets, and mechanism or registering the number of tickets delivered, said registerin mechanism having a star wheel rovi ed with features adapted to engage eatures with which the 10 ticket strip is provided at intervals, a link upon which the star wheel is journaled, a link for actuating the adding train nf the register prlelper, and a thrust rod connecting said i s, whereby the register proper is operated by movement derived from the 15 ticket strip.

JAMES WILEY SMALL. Witnesses:

FREDERICK HAmgroN HORNING, ALBERT LANDMESBER. 

